Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has warned her colleagues against a leadership challenge in the wake of the weekend federal election result.

Ms Bligh says the election result is devastating - with Labor losing at least six Queensland seats and failing to win two others that had become notionally Labor because of boundary changes.

"This is a wake-up call and we won't miss it," she said.

Ms Bligh, who is also the ALP's national president, says there are lessons for state and federal Labor, but changing leaders has not worked in New South Wales and failed miserably for the Federal Government.

"Taking on and rolling on democratically elected leaders is not necessarily a silver bullet in tough times," she said.

"I say to federal Labor and some of those who think that the way through these difficult issues is to point the finger and blame others - we all need to hear the message.

"State Labor needs to hear the message the electorate sent us, so does federal Labor. We all need to take some responsibility."

Ms Bligh says she was elected with a strong mandate in March last year and does not plan to walk away from unpopular policies, such as asset sales.

"I don't intend to let the New South Wales disease that sees leadership as a revolving door undermine a democratic mandate in Queensland," she said.

Weekend factional meetings were held in Queensland, but the Deputy Premier Paul Lucas, the Treasurer Andrew Fraser and the Attorney-General, Cameron Dick, have publicly declared their support for Ms Bligh.

But some federal Labor figures, including MP Bill Shorten, have blamed the election result on unpopular state governments.

Cabinet support

Mr Lucas says Queensland Labor will listen to the message that voters sent the federal party on the weekend.

He says state issues were not the major factor behind the results.

"There is a message in every election result for all of us," he said.

"This has predominantly been decided upon federal issues but of course state Labor will also listen to the people - you would be a mug if you didn't."

Handle internally

Meanwhile, Queensland Labor Senator John Hogg says issues with the party's performance need to be handled internally rather than in the public arena.

Senator Hogg was in Longreach today to officially open a $1.7 million school hall at Our Lady's Catholic school.

About half of the funding for the hall has come from the Federal Government's school building program.

Senator Hogg says he will not enter into a public debate about Labor's campaign or whether state issues played a part.

"They will be addressed in the appropriate way by the appropriate authorities - whether that be the administrative committee, whether it be a special body set up to look at the outcome of the election," he said.

"Part of the problem has been the media running a very negative campaign against Labor over a long period of time."